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Posted 06 April 2021 - 05:11 PM

Hi, what should be tested in flour - E.coli or E.coli O157 strain? What is the difference and what is the limit for wheat flour? Br, Solvita:)



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Posted 06 April 2021 - 07:56 PM

https://www.cdc.gov/...ntestinal tract.

 

0157 is NOT the only pathogenic strain

https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC6395439/

 

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Posted 07 April 2021 - 06:50 AM

Hi, what should be tested in flour - E.coli or E.coli O157 strain? What is the difference and what is the limit for wheat flour? Br, Solvita:)

 

So what is the specification ?

 

As per link in Post 2, the species E.coli exhibits a large number of strains.

 

The result of the standard E.coli test procedure estimates a so-called Generic E.coli "group/biotypes" typically referred to textually as "E.coli".  Most strains in this group are typically harmless although their detection in food is utilised as an indicator of fecal contamination/General Hygiene.  However, the Generic group may also include  a few pathogenic strains, eg  E.coli O157, which are usually estimated by alternative procedures.

A more detailed discussion of above is attached -

Attached File  Generic-Pathogenic E.coli.pdf   131.81KB   10 downloads

 

Limits for Generic E.coli vary depending on source. Ideally should be undetected of course. (See example below).

afaik all Pathogenic E.coli strains are classified as zero-tolerant.

 

The enclosed example suggests one possible answer to yr OP query could be Yes/No. Other permutations may occur such as illustrated in 2nd link post 2..

Attached File  flour micro.pdf   87.12KB   11 downloads

 

PS - the above is a slight simplification inasmuch as some locations (eg Canada/USA) have different interpretations of generic E.coli (eg contains only non-pathogenic strains). The details are summarised  in posts 2,8 of the thread linked below however it's a somewhat long and highly twisting Road to navigate.

 

https://www.ifsqn.co...oli/#entry93037


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